The Leaving Cert starts today and that means English Paper 1, absolutely class weather and awful memories of sitting in exam halls so stressed out that your eye balls are on the verge of popping out. But enough about me. We've collected a bunch of funny Leaving Cert tweets that neatly summarise what an awful experience it is.
Having your confidence crushed into dust.
Melting under the white hot pressure.
If you go to the Institute and get less than 550 in your #LeavingCert, they toss you in the furnace to heat the more deserving students.
— Gary Doyle (@thegarydoyle) June 6, 2017
Trying to tell yourself it's not a big deal but it SURE FEELS LIKE ONE.
Having to endure two hellish weeks when all you want is cans and memes.
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Big bag of English paper 1 and bad time management with the lads #LeavingCert
— chloé (@chef_boy_ardee_) June 6, 2017
Trying to focus on doing well but can't stop worrying over what you're going to do for the rest of your life.
Hoping the nightmares will end. Still waiting.
Don't get stressed about the #leavingcert. Plenty of time for that when you awake screaming from bad dreams for the rest of your life.
— Donal O’Keeffe (@Donal_OKeeffe) June 6, 2017
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When your parents are SO invested in your results.
Parents who remortgaged house to pay for grinds,gritting teeth as they say "#LeavingCert isn't everything, you know" to their offspring.
— Fiona Kenny (@FionaKenny1) June 7, 2017
When your granny means well but it makes fuck all difference.
Global warming fears as "some amount of candles lit" at start of #LeavingCert
— Halo Café Celbridge (@HaloCafe) June 7, 2017
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yer granny trying to light enough candles for you to not fuck up your #leavingcert pic.twitter.com/XzDeR6S9ek
— Gary Doyle (@thegarydoyle) June 6, 2017
Even if you did poorly, it's not all bad in the end.
I did the #leavingcert twice (because I enjoyed it so much), and did shitely both times. But now I get to make up my own words. #shitely
— Liz Nugent (@lizzienugent) June 6, 2017
And you can use a bad result to your advantage. No one will ever know.
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If you're stressing about #LeavingCert just remember that no1 outside Ireland knows what it is & it's easy to convince people 200 is great
— NotThatSortOfGirl (@notthatsortagrl) June 7, 2017
And some words of wisdom for those currently feeling the pain.
Approach the #LeavingCert exam as if it was a real job pic.twitter.com/2BtmMDX8J4
— Hopeless Surfer (@HopelessSurfer) June 6, 2017
even if the leaving cert is an absolute disaster at least twitter is gonna be lit for the next 2 weeks
— sophie 🥀 (@flyingsophus) June 6, 2017
Yes. Yes, it will.
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